many plastics give off gases and carcinogens (thinks that cause cancer)
plastic is made out of petroleum

that's why some people are so keen on wooden, cloth and metal toys for kids, as opposed to plastic ones. to be safer.

that's why i put cloth nappies on my child, instead of disposables, i don't like what is in the ingredients. THere is a cup of petroleum used to make every disposable nappy. Nurture Nappies website has an article called "What is in a disposable" under their info section, across the top of their homepage. very interesting reading.

i just saw a site that has BPA free baby bottles, and thought of you
the site is called ECO CHILD
adn the section where the bottles are is on the menu, called
Green to Grow Baby Bottles ~ organic baby products



i think if you just GOOGLE "BPA free baby bottles", lots of refs would come up for you.

i've been looking in the baby aisle at woollies and coles for 2.5 years now, and there are not many products on the shelves, that i actually feel ok about buying.
When they start solids (after six months), the Rafferty's Garden tubes of purreed fruit and veg are very good.

For out and about, we use the Nature Babycare WIpes, the only brand at woollies/coles that DOESNT" contain propylene glycol (antifreeze!!!!). At home, we just use cloth facewashers and water, it cleans up a pooey bottom much better, efficiently than the baby wipes do, and you don't get poo on your hand AND my baby doesn't get a rash. The used ones get washed with the nappies.

so much to think about! it boggles my mind!
esp when people give you newborn gifts of stuff you KNOW is not safe. they mean well, but won't have done the type of research that you do for your own baby.